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College Street track-replacement project: TTC revising shuttle-bus route, starting December 19



Update — Sunday, January 8, 2022, 11:18 a.m.*: Starting Sunday, January 8, 2023 construction ends and streetcars resume regular service along College Street.


The City of Toronto and the TTC have completed some of the infrastructure projects

  • on College Street between Manning Avenue and Bay Street,

including:

  • replacing streetcar tracks between Bathurst and Bay streets (excluding the intersections at Bathurst Street, Spadina Avenue, McCaul Street and Bay Street);
  • installing separated cycle tracks between Manning Avenue and Bay Street (elevated between Manning and Spadina avenues and at-grade betweem Spadina amd Bay);
  • integrating TTC and cycle streetcar platforms between Manning and Spadina; and
  • making pedestrian safety improvements at various locations between Manning and Spadina.

Monday, December 19, the City and TTC completed work to replace the streetcar tracks, but construction continues on some of the other projects. The TTC continues to detour streetcars along this route during the ongoing construction:

Shuttle buses continue to replace streetcars along College between Ossington Avenue and Bay Street, but, starting December 19, it’s revising the path for buses along the route.

Buses continue to replace streetcars along this route during the construction:

  • 306 Carlton.

Starting December 19, route 306 buses resume their regular route.

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506 Carlton

Starting Wednesday, November 2, eastbound streetcars operate along their regular route to College Street and Ossington Avenue, then detour:

southward along Ossington;
eastward along Dundas Street West; and then
northward along Bay Street to College,
resuming their regular route eastward along College.

Eastbound cars skip their regular stops

  • on College Street at Crawford and Grace streets, Euclid Avenue, Bathurst Street, across from Borden Street and at Augusta and Spadina Avenues, St. George and McCaul streets, University Avenue and Elizabeth and Bay streets.

Instead, eastbound cars drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops

  • on Ossington Avenue at Churchill Avenue and Dundas Street West,
  • on Dundas Street West at Shaw Street, across from Grace Street and at Manning Avenue, Bathurst Street, at Denison and Spadina avenues, Huron, Beverley and McCaul Streets, University Avenue and Chestnut and Bay streets and
  • on Bay Street at Elm Street, beyond Gerrard Street West and at College Street.

Shuttle buses replace the cars between Ossington Avenue and Bay Street. Eastbound streetcar passengers may transfer to eastbound buses on College Street at Ossington.

Westbound cars reverse the eastbound detour routing.

Westbound cars skip their regular stops

  • on College Street at University Avenue, across from McCaul Street and at St. George Street, Spadina Avenue, Major, Borden and Bathurst streets, Euclid Avenue, Grace and Crawford streets and Ossington Avenue.

Instead, westbound cars drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops

  • on Bay Street at Gerrard Street West, Elm Street and Dundas Street West,
  • on Dundas Street West at Chestnut Street, University Avenue, McCaul and Beverley streets, Spadina and Denison avenues, Bathurst Street, Manning Avenue, Grace and Shaw streets and Ossington Avenue and
  • on Ossington Avenue across from Churchill Avenue and College Street.

Shuttle buses replace the cars between Bay Street and Ossington Avenue. Westbound streetcar passengers may transfer to westbound buses on between Parliament and Bay streets.

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506 Carlton shuttle buses

Starting Monday, December 19, the TTC revises the path for buses along the route. The buses replace streetcars along the 506 Carlton route between Parliament Street and Ossington Avenue.

Eastbound buses start their trips in Ossington Station bus terminal, then proceed:

southward along Ossington Avenue;
eastward along College and Carlton streets;
northward along Parliament Street;
eastward along Bloor Street East; and then
northward into Castle Frank Station bus terminal,
ending their trips.

Eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops

  • in Ossington Station bus terminal,
  • on Ossington Avenue at Hepbourne Street, across from on Harbord Street, beyond Dewson Street and at College Street,
  • on College Street at Crawford and Grace streets, Euclid Avenue, Bathurst Street, Brunswick and Spadina avenues, Beverley and McCaul streets, University Avenue and Elizabeth, Bay and Yonge streets,
  • on Carlton Street at Church, Jarvis, Sherbourne, Ontario and Parliament streets,
  • on Parliament Street at Winchester Street, beyond Wellesley Street East, across from St. James Avenue and at Bloor Street East and
  • in Castle Frank Station bus terminal.

Eastbound bus passengers may transfer to eastbound streetcars on Carlton Street at Parliament Street.

Westbound buses reverse the eastbound routing.

Westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops

  • in Castle Frank Station bus terminal,
  • on Parliament Street beyond Howard Street, St. James Avenue and Wellesley Street East and at Winchester and Carlton Streets,
  • on Carlton Street at Ontario, Sherbourne, Jarvis, Church and Yonge streets,
  • on College Street at Bay and Elizabeth streets, University Avenue, across from McCaul Street, at St. George Street, Spadina Avenue, Major, Borden and Bathurst streets, Euclid Avenue, Grace and Crawford streets and Ossington Avenue,
  • on Ossington Avenue at Dewson and Harbord streets and across from Hepbourne Street and
  • in Ossington Station bus terminal.

Westbound bus passengers may transfer to westbound streetcars on College Street at Ossington Avenue.

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